History Captain Billy's Whiz Bang gave a pastor's Egypt trip the pulp treatment in 1922 Ellsworth Toohey

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Business Gwyneth Paltrow plagiarized the fictitious "ancient Chinese" practice of vaginally inserted jade eggs UPDATED Cory Doctorow

tattoo Tattooist to Victorian England's wealthiest patrons Natalie Dressed

Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

dalai lama Podcast explores the "Dalai Lama Spectacle" Jennifer Sandlin

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